High School Sports

DFW high school basketball tournament results Dec. 5-7; Haltom boys beat rival Richland

Haltom forward Paul Bizimana (1) gets a look defended by Richland forward Kendle Arnold (25) in the second quarter of the Lions Club Girls and Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament boys championship game at W. G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 07, 2019. Bizimana earned MVP for the tournament. He scored 40 points and 10 re-bounds for a double double in this game. Richland led 21-12 after the first quarter. Richland led 41-36 at the half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth)
Haltom forward Paul Bizimana (1) gets a look defended by Richland forward Kendle Arnold (25) in the second quarter of the Lions Club Girls and Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament boys championship game at W. G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 07, 2019. Bizimana earned MVP for the tournament. He scored 40 points and 10 re-bounds for a double double in this game. Richland led 21-12 after the first quarter. Richland led 41-36 at the half. (Special to the Star-Telegram Bob Booth) Bob Booth

Since he started coaching Paul Bizimana, Haltom boys basketball coach Tyler Hatch has known he had a special player in the 6-foot-7 junior forward.

Bizimana showed off his skills Saturday after scoring 40 points to help the Buffalos defeat Richland, 81-69, in the championship game of the Northeast Lions Club Tournament at Thomas Coliseum.

“I have tried to get people around the Metroplex to understand how talented he is,” Hatch said. “To me, he is one of the most skilled bigs in the area and he doesn’t get the kind of recognition he deserves. But, if he can start putting up those kinds of numbers, it’s not hard to recognize that.”

Bizimana, who was honored as the tournament’s MVP, said the win was even sweeter because it came over arch-rival Richland.

“I love playing Richland. They are our rivals and it’s always good competition,” Bizimana said.

Haltom (10-1) and Richland (5-3) will meet twice in District 3-6A play.

Last season, the Buffs won all three meetings including a 50-39 win in the third-place game at the same tournament.

Hatch said the intensity level of the game should pay off for his team in district play.

“It was playoff-type intensity tonight,” Hatch said, who admitted he’d rather not have to play a team three times in a season. “Being that it was Haltom and Richland, it’s always going to be intense. You don’t have to say much to get the kids up for the game.”

Things didn’t start well for the Haltom as Richland built a 21-12 first-quarter lead behind eight of Jourdyn Grandberry’s team-high 19 points.

But the Rebels weren’t able to keep their scoring up and with 6-foot-5 sophomore forward Kyron Wallace on the bench with three fouls, Richland had a hard time slowing Bizimana.

In the second quarter, Bizimana scored 14 points to rally the Buffalos. By halftime, Haltom had closed to within 41-36.

The Buffs nabbed their first lead of the game at 43-42 on a basket by Jace Washington. The junior guard scored seven points in a 10-3 run that put Haltom up 48-44.

The Buffalos would not relinquish the lead as they outscored the Rebels, 33-25, to win the game.

Bizimana, who had 12 rebounds, said he and his teammates were not worried even after Richland jumped out to its big lead.

“No we were not concerned,” Bizimana said. “All we needed to do was start playing defense and things would take care of themselves.”

Haltom produced two other double-digit scorers in Quincy Haggerty (15 points) and Washington (14). Hitting double-digit scoring for Richland along with Grandberry were Kendle Arnold (13 points), Jayden Rhinehhart (12) and Ikecki Osondu (10).

DFW scores

GIRLS

FWISD Cowtown Classic

Thursday

Plano 42, Southlake Carroll 32

Wolfforth Frenshup 69, Mesquite Horn 55

Dallas Skyline 46, College Station 45

Arlington Heights 70, Nolan Catholic 42

Denton Ryan 45, Houston Yates 37

Mansfield Legacy 59, Eastern Hills 22

Arlington Lamar 44, O.D. Wyatt 25

DeSoto 67, Dallas South Oak Cliff 29

Friday

Plano 40, Wolfforth Frenship 36

Arlington Heights 48, Dallas Skyline 39

Mansfield Legacy 51, Denton Ryan 32

DeSoto 55, Arlington Lamar 29

Plano 57, Arlington Heights 46

DeSoto 56, Mansfield Legacy 33

Wolfforth Frenship 77, Dallas Skyline 52

Arlington Lamar 37, Denton Ryan 24

Southlake Carroll 50, Mesquite Horn 46

College Station 64, Nolan Catholic 22

Houston Yates 62, Eastern Hills 30

Dallas South Oak Cliff 37, O.D. Wyatt 32

Mesquite Horn 50, Nolan Catholic 31

O.D. Wyatt 46, Eastern Hills 31

Saturday

Southlake Carroll 43, College Station 42

Third Place

Arlington Heights 49, Mansfield Legacy 43

Championship game

DeSoto 56, Plano 51

Van Griffith KIA Girls Basketball Tournament

Thursday

Granbury 62, Sweetwater 34

Weatherford 50, Sherman 41

Merkel 49, Justin Northwest 23

Amarillo Tascosa 58, Godley 43

Bridgeport 44, Lubbock Coronado 30

Lake Dallas 55, Brock 51

Burleson Centennial 50, Aledo 37

Stephenville 54, Keller Fossil Ridge 42

Sherman 59, Sweetwater 48

Godley 37, Justin Northwest 28

Brock 42, Lubbock Coronado 31

Aledo 57, Keller Fossil Ridge 30

Granbury 41, Weatherford 37

Amarillo Tascosa 62, Merkel 32

Bridgeport 60, Lake Dallas 55

Stephenville 42, Burleson Centennial 37

Friday

Godley 46, Sherman 37

Brock 38, Aledo 37

Amarillo Tascosa 77, Granbury 42

Bridgeport 54, Stephenville 46

Merkel 45, Weatherford 29

Burleson Centennial 51, Lake Dallas 50

Northwest 55, Sweetwater 48

Keller Fossil Ridge 45, Lubbock Coronado 27

Saturday

Championship

Amarillo Tascosa 52, Bridgeport 41

Northeast Lions Invitational

Thursday

Keller Timber Creek 48, Birdville 42

Haltom 74, Arlington 14

Keller 73, Denton Braswell 56

Richland 51, Carrollton Ranchview 37

Friday

Keller Timber Creek 76, Haltom 46

Keller 52, Richland 33

Birdville 53, Arlington 25

Saturday

Championship

Keller 63, Keller Timber Creek 54

Consolation Championship

Denton Braswell 49, Birdville 34

Katy Classic

Mansfield 62, Klein Collins 45

Cy Creek 57, Mansfield 49

Mansfield, 65, Cy Lakes 62

Saturday

Third Place Game

Mansfield 51, Katy Seven Lakes 34

Burleson Lady Elk Invitational

Pool Play

Thursday

Saginaw 72, Burleson 46

Mansfield Lake Ridge 63, Saginaw Chisholm Trail 44

Grand Prairie 62, Hillsboro 52

Abilene 47 Irving 14

Mansfield Lake Ridge 36, North Mesquite 25

Killeen Harker Heights 54, Burleson 34

Saginaw Chisholm Trail 56, Irving 23

Saginaw 75, Grand Prairie 22

Killeen Harker Heights 71, Hillsboro 20

North Mesquite 41, Abilene 36

Friday

Mansfield Lake Ridge 64, Irving 18

Saginaw 64, Hillsboro 22

Killeen Harker Heights 64, Grand Prairie 29

Saginaw Chisholm Trail 56, Abilene 44

Burleson 62, Grand Prairie 44

Killeen Harker Heights 60, Saginaw 59

North Mesquite 70, Irving 30

Mansfield Lake Ridge 74, Abilene 47

Saginaw Chisholm Trail 54, North Mesquite 41

Saturday

Consolation Title Game

Burleson 60, North Mesquite 45

Championship

Killeen Harker Heights 71, Mansfield Lake Ridge 51

Canyon Tournament

Friday

Mansfield Timberview 72, Lubbock Trinity Christian 66 OT

Canyon 56, Mansfield Timberview 38

Saturday

Deer Creek, (OK) 46, Mansfield Timberview 45

Glen Rose Tournament

Thursday

Glen Rose 55, Clyde 15

Grandview 55, Springtown 33

Keller Central 50, Arlington Seguin 44

Burnet 47, Fort Worth Christian 37

Wall 49, Gatesville 45

All Saints 65, Amarillo Caprock 37

Levelland 65, Joshua 43

Glen Rose 33, Grandview 18

Friday

Keller Central 43, Burnet 33

Wall 65, Sulphur Springs 23

All Saints 51, Levelland 34

Springtown 49, Clyde 44

Arlington Seguin 39, Fort Worth Christian 35

Gatesville 35, Burkburnett 26

Joshua 55, Amarillo Caprock 49

Grandview 34, Burnet 29

Levelland 61, Sulphur Springs 30

Glen Rose 43, Keller Central 30

Fort Worth All Saints 45, Wall 24

Saturday

Clyde 43, Fort Worth Christian 25

Amarillo Caprock 39, Burkburnett 25

Arlington Seguin 48, Springtown 43

Gatesville 64, Joshua 20

Championship

Fort Worth All Saints 28, Glen Rose 10

Others

Anadarko (OK) 71, LD Bell 41

Arlington Bowie 52, Euless Trinity 48

Dunbar 80, Dallas Conrad 15

Arlington Martin 62, CE King 29

Arlington Martin 44, McKinney Boyd 25

Arl. Martin 41, Allen 35

Haltom 34, Richland 26

Marcus 51, Byron Nelson 29

Lewisville 56, Grapevine 39

Denton 55, Dallas Samuel 30

Lake Country 46, Pantego Christian 19

Bryon Nelson 60, Lake Travis 48

Southlake Carroll 52, Houston Yates 24

Alvarado 63, Benbrook 61

BOYS

Mansfield ISD Spring Creek BBQ Classic

Thursday

Killenn Ellison 72, Crowley 52

Sulphur Springs 68, A&M Consolidated 63

South Grand Prairie 73, Dallas Madison 51

Summit 54, Dunbar 53

Decatur 70, Mansfield Lake Ridge 60

Denton Guyer 73, Timberview JV 50

Alvin Shadow Creek 63, Wilmer Hutchins 56

Waxahachie 95, Celina 37

Mansfield Timberview 96, Sherman 54

Southwood 56, Midlothian 52

L.D. Bell 85, Westfield 75

Burleson Centennial 89, College Park 51

South Grand Prairie 101, Mansfield Legacy 67

Alvin Shadow Creek 62, Southwood 45

Sulphur Springs 68, Mansfield 49

Waxahachie 59, Longview 55

Waco Midway 78, Dallas Madison 48

Midlothian 68, Wilmer Hutchins 57

Frisco Liberty 70, A&M Consolidated 61

Dunbar 87, Killeen Shoemaker 84

Westfield 74, Sherman 50

Mansfield Timberview 54, LD Bell 52

Killeen Ellison 65, Decatur 50

Denton Guyer 78, Burleson Centennial 61

Friday

South Grand Prairie 71, Alvin Shadow Creek 63

Waxahachie 62, Sulphur Springs 56

Mansfield Timberview 42, Mansfield Summit 41

Denton Guyer 56, Killeen Ellison 39

Waxahachie 88, South Grand Prairie 67

Denton Guyer 52, Mansfield Timberview 41

Hewitt Midway 62, Midlothian 61

Westfield 95, Dunbar 57

Westfield 71, Mansfield Lake Ridge 48

Burleson Centennial 75, Decatur 46

LD Bell 82, Burleson Centennial 77

Amarillo 54, Decatur 44

Sulphur Springs 57, Alvin Shadow Creek 46

Dallas Madison 65, Wilmer Hutchins 60

Celina 55, Wilmer Hutchins 36

A&M Consolidated 78, Dallas Madison 63

Saturday

Mansfield Timberview 55, South Grand Prairie 47

Championship

Waxahachie 63, Denton Guyer 55

Abilene Raising Cane’s Key City Classic

Thursday

O.D. Wyatt 59, North Central Texas Academy 54

Peaster 61, Boyd 59

Justin Northwest 64, El Paso Burges 40

Friday

O.D. Wyatt 73, Northwest Eaton 61

Abilene 68, Justin Northwest 64

Wyatt 60, Abilene 45

Northwest Eaton 55, Justin Northwest 46

Saturday

O.D. Wyatt 56, Midland Christian 51

Justin Northwest 72, Abilene Cooper 65

Midlothian Heritage Hoopfest

Thursday

Burleson 62, Ennis 26

Grapevine 73, Arlington Heights 55

Arlington Heights 76, Midlothian Heritage 50

Burleson 54, Seagoville 48

Grapevine 70, Kaufman 49

Friday

Arlington Heights 49, Corsicana 32

Midlothian Heritage 50, Grapevine 46

Arlington Heights 66, Kaufman 50

Burleson 52, College Station 42

Grapevine 54, Corsicana 43

Denton Braswell 55, Burleson 43

Saturday

Third Place Game

Arlington Heights 66, Burleson 63

Championship

Denton Braswell 46, Grapevine 43

Northeast Lions Invitational

Thursday

Richland 86, Eastern Hills 75 2OT

Dallas Molina 68, Polytechnic 58

Birdville 53, Trimble Tech 47

Haltom 101, Carter-Riverside 34

Friday

Richland 87, Dallas Molina 62

Haltom 62, Birdville 59

Eastern Hills 67, Polytechnic 16

Trimble Tech 81, Carter-Riverside 39

Saturday

Championship

Haltom 81, Richland 69

Third Place Game

Birdville 79, Dallas Molina 34

Consolation Championship

Trimble Tech 59, Eastern Hills 53

Brock Classic

Third Place

Azle 44, Joshua 41

Doug Meachum Memorial Tournament

Colleyville Heritage 93, San Angelo Central 37

Colleyville Heritage 64, San Angelo Lakeview 30

SA Brandeis 87, Colleyville Heritage 69

Colleyville Heritage 69, EP Del Valle 31

Colleyville Heritage 48, Yselta 28

Others

Arlington 60, South Hills 47

Arlington Lamar 81, South Hills 41

Grapevine Faith 108, Midland Christian 32

Mansfield 59, Southwood 36

Keller Timber Creek 63, FW Christian 34

Sulphur Springs 57, Shadow Creek 44

Amarillo 54, Decatur 44

Killeen Ellison 54, Mansfield Summit 49

Keller Timber Creek 45, Brewer 43

Keller Timber Creek 49, Granbury 35

Arlington Bowie 76, South Hills 25

Arlington Lamar 83, Arlington Seguin 76 OT

Dallas Conrad 73, Arlington Sam Houston 65 OT

Arlington 67, Dallas Conrad 44

DeSoto 73, Arlington Sam Houston 53

Arlington Lamar 58, Conrad 30

Arlington Bowie 62, Arlington Seguin 58

Arlington Lamar 70, DeSoto 65

Arl. Sam Houston 61, South Hills 53

Arl. Seguin 59, Arlington 45

Arl. Bowie 67, DeSoto 63

This story was originally published December 7, 2019 at 8:45 PM.

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